It was a good run, but Taylorville unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs. The Tornadoes have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Taylorville was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Taylorville had strong showings from Samantha Breckenridge, who had eight digs and a block, and Brogan Anderson, who had 14 digs. Breckenridge is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 11 games she's played. Alyana Vincent was another key player, getting six digs and two kills.
Taylorville's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-6. As for Mahomet-Seymour, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Taylorville will venture away from home to challenge Mattoon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mahomet-Seymour, they will head out to face off against Effingham at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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